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Regina Lugome

Dar Es Salaam

Summary

An enthusiastic finance professional with drive, determination and more than 5 years experience of working in multiple projects Finance departments providing support, supervision to Finance and operations staff with the aim of improving performance to ensure effective and efficient management of funds. I Possess excellent numerical & data analysis skills along with a comprehensive understanding of commercial, administrative and accounting procedures. Having a proven ability to ensure that day to day work is carried out in line the agreed policies, procedures and quality standards.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Acting Operations Manager

Internews Network
Dar Es Salaam
07.2023 - 10.2024
  • Support hiring process with advertising for new positions, interviews, and selection
  • Process contracts and other recruitment documents for newly appointed staff
  • Assist managers in setting up goals and key result areas for staff motivation and performance feedback. Liaise with Regional Office and HQ on matters relating to local Human Resources
  • Maintain and updates staff personal records.
  • Implement annual staff leave plan.
  • Ensure timely completion of monthly timesheets by Staff
  • Coordinate general office operations: office maintenance, tracking existing or new vendor agreements

Senior Accountant

Internews Network
Dar Es Salaam
04.2021 - 10.2023
  • Review and validates all documents submitted for payment. This involves the writing of checks, initiating wire transfers and payment vouchers and attaching relevant supporting documentation for approval.
  • Monthly review of Project Projections, budgets, prepare variance reports, analyze actual spending versus projected and highlighting key variance areas in variance report. Ensuring that the budgets are in line with donors requirements.
  • Support preparation of project closure reports to donors, regional and HQ office.
  • Maintain banking relations, plan and monitor country cash flow requirements.
  • Monthly reconciliation of all relevant accounts in ERP.
  • Conduct banking transactions, including depositing, and collecting bank statements, processing wires, and converting currencies from one account to another.
  • Prepare the project staff payroll and maintains staff benefits accruals.
  • Manage Tax Returns, Pay As You Earn (PAYE), SDL, Withholding Taxes and E-filling, Annual Returns, staff deductions.
  • Manage quarterly and yearly activity and audit reports submission to the NGO registrar.
  • Ensure compliance with statutory regulations, The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) rules and regulations and other relevant donor stipulations for all financial processes
  • Coordinate staff travel arrangements and ensure staff advances are liquidated on time.
  • Assists Grants Contracts manager in reviewing sub grants documentation.
  • Supervise staff under Finance and operations unit
  • Liaison between the organization and relevant authorities, vendors, partners and bank pertaining to different project needs.
  • Support internal and External Audit

Finance Assistant

Pact
Dar Es Salaam
06.2018 - 04.2021

• Prepare payments & invoices and check all necessary supporting documentation is attached.

• Ensure all supporting documentation are attached to documents.

• Prepare staff advances and staff liquidations for different activities implementation

• Prepare journal voucher transactions

• Prepare receipts vouchers for the refunds done by staffs and partners

• Handle petty cash

• Post transactions on system

• Assist in computing and filing relevant taxes

• Participants verification during meeting

• Prepare mobile online payments

• Payment verification & support purchases procedure

• Support Internal and Global audit review

• Assist the grants team in preparing CSOs advances and liquidations.

• Scan and filing accounting documents.

• Assist the finance team in other assigned activities

Finance Intern

Pact
Dar Es Salaam
11.2017 - 05.2018

• Prepare Vendor payments and check all necessary supporting documentation is attached.

• Prepare staff advances and staff liquidations for different activities implementation

• Assist the grants team in preparing CSOs advances and liquidations

• Scan and filing accounting documents.

• Proper authorization of all documents including all procurement document

Education

Masters of International Business -

University of Dar Es Salaam

Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting -

University of Dar Es Salaam

Some College (No Degree) -

St Joseph Cathedral High School

Some College (No Degree) -

Marian Girls High School

Skills

  • Financial reporting
  • Financial analysis and reviews
  • Financial Management
  • Budgeting and budget controls
  • Variance Analysis
  • Strong Presentation skills
  • Strong communication skills
  • Records management
  • Due diligence and internal controls
  • Performance Management
  • Capacity Building

Certification

ACCA Affiliate.

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants| Jan 2020

Top student awards:

  • Strategic Business Leader - Sep 2018
  • Strategic Business Reporting - Sep 2019
  • Advance Performance Management - Dec 2019

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Acting Operations Manager

Internews Network
07.2023 - 10.2024

Senior Accountant

Internews Network
04.2021 - 10.2023

Finance Assistant

Pact
06.2018 - 04.2021

Finance Intern

Pact
11.2017 - 05.2018

Masters of International Business -

University of Dar Es Salaam

Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting -

University of Dar Es Salaam

Some College (No Degree) -

St Joseph Cathedral High School

Some College (No Degree) -

Marian Girls High School
Regina Lugome